Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-17
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IN GENERAL.

The flood at Fort Wayne, lad, was the
rreatest on record there, and tue ualnaBo
lone was estimated at $4,000.
Simpson Hamilton and Thomas spiliers
we're crushed to death by the falling OF
barn at Russellville, Arkansas,on Friday
Thomas Russell, ex-justice of the
supreme court and one of the railroad
of Massachusetts, died yes
terday week in Boston, aged 81 years he
was minister TO Venezuela from 1869 TO
1875.
Thomas NJ. Joseph Of Galveston, for
ten years treasurer Of the grand lodge OF
Odd Fellows of Texas, is reported to be
abort in his accounts TO an amount
yariously estimated at from $l2,OO 70
$4,000.
Captain William Cottrell, aged " years,
the well-known observation-disclosures raiser
and. owner, died Monday at Magnolia,
below Mobile, Ala. His stable for this |
season will be run under the supervision |
of Captain W. H. Williamson.
tornado, accompanied by a tire.
mendous peal Of thunder and flash OF
lightning, visited Shelbyville, Ind, on
Friday morning. A two story brick barn
was demolished. No other building was
touched, the storm subsiding suddenly.
Louisa M. Dungey, II years old, took
dose of arsenic Wednesday week at 81
Louis to brighten her parents into con-
senting to her marriage with a young
man to whom they objected, and Mon
day morning she died from the effects OF
the poison.
The Rev. DR.. Kohut Of the Oongrega-
ton Ahabath Chessea, New York City,
was married at Baltimore Monday to
Miss Rebecca Bettelheim, daughter of
DIR. A. s. Bethlehem, formerly Of San
Francisco, the officiating rabbi being the
father of the bride.
Near Warsaw, Ind, last week, q party
| of hunters found the mutilated body of
Perry Durham, a short distance from his
i house. IN the house two-yesr old girl
had her throat cut, and Mrs. Durham in
sensible, with number of cuts in hei
body. 1t is supposed the tragedy was the
work of robbers.
A small farm house near jefferson, Ia.
occupied by man named Lucklum, wal
burned on Tuesday week, and Luck
lum's father, wife and son were burned X
death. The neighbors found the door
fastened, and afterwards gun and re
yolyer were found near the charred re
mains of the old man.
An explosion took place on Saturda,
night on the freight shed Of the Morgai
Steamship Oompany's pier, on the Nortl
river, New York. The explosion wa
slight, and the fire started by it WINS 500
l n,. "a
pint whisky bottle was found, and it wa
ascertained that the flask had containe
phosphorus.
The largest saloon in LeRvenworth
Kansas, was closed by the sheriff on Fri
day on complaint of Messrs. Mueller an
Anthony, representatives of the Law an
Order League. While passing the close
saloon at night, the compliments wer
assaulted by some roughs. Mueller she
and wounded one of them in the leg, an
the roughs were then driven away by tn
!, police.
4 Articles of incorporation of the Lab
Erie s. Western railroad, capital stool
$50, 600, 000-have been filed in Peori
' ILL., The route is from Bloomington
i Muncie, Ind, over the old Lafayett
Q Bloomington h Muncie track, thence
SaAdusky q. There is 70 be weste
extension from Bloomington to Peori
Z The inoorporntors are Chicago and NJ
iork capitalists.
o Much damage was done by high win
in the lower portion of Jersey City
n Friday night. Eight hundred feet of n,
u trestle on the Junction railroad were 1
p molished and stable and its conter
l. were wrecked by the flying timbers.
" three-story frame dwelling in course
X erection had one side blown out. Thom
" Talon, brakeman, was badly iniur
I'd by being blown from train.
y Mrs Mary Silva, young and pre-
y wife of Portuguese sailor, who is
~ scribed as fine, well. educated fello
~ committed suicide in Boston last Sat
y day They lived with the husban
70. brother. Last week, during her b
y bands absence on voyage, she was
,st tied several times by Portuguese VIII
y; she had known before marriage and
-, sister-in-law threatened to inform
;ar husband of the fact. Hence the suici
,er The Secretary of the Navy Mono
he issued circular to about so steel ma,
Tor facturers of the United States, giving /
he and explicit information as to the reauj
so ments of the department in the way
nd armor plates and heavy gun forginet
MOO the prosecution of work authorized
ew Congress, on the monitors Puritan, Amr
ost trite, Monadnock and Terror. and
les work on the two naval cruisers. The ii
,sh fixed for receiving proposals for the fo
by ings and plates has been extended
90 March 18th.
nd The Republican club of New Y
er. celebrated Lincoln's birthday on Satur,
in evening by banquet. James p. Fo,
zen presided, and among those present v
Senators Hawley Harrison and Aldri,
Governors Oglesby, Foraker and Lor
bury; Senator elect Hiscock, Chaup
oss NJ Depew, Henry Cabot Lodge, Galu
a. Grow, ex-Ohief Justice Noah Dl
nod and Ex-Governor Foster of Ohio. Let,
noe were read from James G. Blaine, Sena,
Irs sherman, Evarts and Miller, ConQr
f,a man William Walter Phelps, ex- Presid
nos Hayes, Governor Beaver Of Pennsylya,
rass and Senator Jones of Nevada.
nth A circular was Monday issued Il
Was the national head. quarters of the Gf
ons Army of the Republic, signed nv q
rth- mander-in-Chief Fairchild, as folio
this In view of the recent veto of the
and pendent Pension bill, and of the ,
1ple great Importance of that measure To m
,ets, OF our disabled comrades who need
up are Justly entitled to help, it ia rae
reat mended that posts and comrades ey
med where, by resolutions and letters. i'm
ibid diately inform members of Congress-
fire are entitled to, and will gladly rec
IS of these expressions of opinion of their
.iley proval or disapproyai of the pripoi
involved in the vetoed bill. Comrades
was requested to move at once without !
otel ing for the printed CIRCULAR
we're Ex-Governor st. John addressad a
we're perance meeting in New York On,
1t to afternoon. In the course of b;a rem
he is reported to have said: 81 have
,tire M unable 70 say bad things against ey
LOST view lork saloon keeper. / can't FL
nate in my heart to abuse a man pi
lone engaged in lawful business 90
distinguish morally between the sa
keeper and the law that lets him sell
nor between him and those who max
,or laws; between him and the church de
VINO votes for mon who make such
- Ihey VIII be punched together Oh i
80 tba men, day. The Almighty wont hot6
raet. uy them separately, and they will d
rma, put to the same punishment.
may The latest estimate of the numbe
lax, Killed by the disaster at White hiyer j
oe anu ton, " makes it SO. There were bro
1ent' windsor, on the Connecticut
sers, road, ~; to White River junction
.ceed tne Boston q Lowell road, 81; /
mich on at White River junction, 6: train
bill IL. Total on train, Sc. a,couptad :
lsing follows Injured ner anroeo-.,s -
sums list. az dead hodieS 6eons Vi
nded day u,,roaos,,a nes recoVered TO
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